The Great Houdinis (1976)
A supernatural man. A supernatural love.
A biography of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult and his promise to his wife on her deathbed that he would speak from the beyond.
- Date of release
- 1976-10-08
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Director
- Melville Shavelson
Casting
- Paul Michael Glaser — Harry Houdini
- Sally Struthers — Bess Houdini
- Ruth Gordon — Cecilia Weiss
- Vivian Vance — Minnie
- Adrienne Barbeau — Daisy White
- Bill Bixby — Reverend Ford
- Jack Carter — Theo Weiss
- Peter Cushing — Conan Doyle
- Nina Foch — Reverend Le Veyne
- Wilfrid Hyde-White — Superintendent Melville
- Geoffrey Lewis — Dr. Crandon
- Maureen O'Sullivan — Lady Conan Doyle
Interesting facts
The Great Houdinis a.k.a. The Great Houdini is a 1976 American made-for-television biographical film which is a fictionalized account of the life of the Hungarian-American escape artist and entertainer Harry Houdini. The film was written and directed by Melville Shavelson and features Paul Michael Glaser and Sally Struthers and originally aired on ABC on October 8, 1976.
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